Fly Fitness Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $332K – $618K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Fly Fitness is a boutique fitness franchise offering aerial and suspension-based group fitness classes. Franchisees run the studios, managing instructors, class scheduling, and membership growth.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Fly Fitness franchise requires a total initial investment of $332K – $618K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: high - issued more than two years ago
Evidence: partial✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $332K – $618K
- 61st pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned onlyProjectionn=2
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 37th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 4
- 19th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Health & Fitness median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $332K – $618K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports company owned rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 38/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed); 1 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports company owned rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Fly Fitness Franchise, L.L.C.
- Parent company
- Fly Holdings, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 6 of the 2024 FDD
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Dr. Jenni Bruning Brown
- Incorporated in
- NE
- HQ
- 201 North 13th Street, Suite 1A, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
- Auditor
- RG & Associates
- Audited financials
Overview
About
- CEO
- Dr. Jenni Bruning Brown
- Headquarters
- NE
- Founded
- 2021
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 2
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 21% above the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown18 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee1 | $50K | $50K | |
| Your Training Expenses2 | $3K | $6K | |
| Premises lease and utility deposits3 | $4K | $6K | |
| Three Month’s Rent4 | $11K | $26K | |
| Architectural Plans5 | $11K | $21K | |
| Leasehold Improvements, Construction and/or Remodeling6 | $161K | $268K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment7 | $3K | $6K | |
| Signage8 | $4K | $7K | |
| Business Licenses and Permits9 | $214 | $535 | |
| Computer Systems10 | $2K | $2K | |
| Security System | $0 | $2K | |
| Initial Inventory to Begin Operating11 | $7K | $16K | |
| Supplies12 | $2K | $3K | |
| Professional Fees13 | $3K | $5K | |
| Fitness Equipment14 | $32K | $128K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising 15 | $15K | $21K | |
| Insurance16 | $3K | $4K | |
| Operating Expenses / Additional Funds – 3 months17 | $21K | $43K | |
| Total initial investment | $332K | $618K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $332K – $618K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $21K – $43K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Transfer fee | $38K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $7K – $16K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Fly Fitness is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Fly Fitness unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Reported as earnings, not sales — gross sales is not profit
Based on a sample of only 2
- Item 19 type
- company owned
- Sample size
- 2
- vs category median 11 · small
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- Disclosed in the 2024 filing, covering 2023
- Transparency
- 3 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 173 Health & Fitness brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Health & Fitness median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports company owned rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Health & Fitness medians
How Fly Fitness Compares
Category median of published Health & Fitness brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 4
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 1
- 0.25 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 1
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 2 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
2
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · RG & Associates
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Franchisor (Fly Fitness Franchise LLC) reported $0 operating revenue for fiscal years ended Dec 31, 2023 and Dec 31, 2022; franchise fees received are recorded as deferred franchise fee revenue (a liability) until performance obligations are met. Net loss of $(166,574) in 2023. Members' equity declined from $312,625 to $146,051.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 38 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORAverage Net Income is NEGATIVE (-$28,812.92) — current franchisees are losing money on average
- 02MINOROnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory — extremely small, potentially contracting network
- 03MEDRevenue figures not disclosed — inability to validate ROI claims or unit economics
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($331.5K-$617.7K) combined with negative returns creates severe cash flow risk
- 05MINOR7% royalty on gross revenue applies even when units operate at a loss — unsustainable fee structure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 3 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 20,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Nebraska |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | NE |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 32 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 10 hrs
- Training location
- Lincoln, Nebraska (franchisor headquarters)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 7 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Mariana Tek
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Mariana Tek
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Fly Fitness franchise?
The total investment to open a Fly Fitness franchise ranges from $332K – $618K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Fly Fitness franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Fly Fitness FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Fly Fitness?
Fly Fitness is franchised by Fly Fitness Franchise, L.L.C.. Its parent company is Fly Holdings, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Fly Fitness FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Fly Fitness FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Fly Fitness's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Fly Fitness (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Fly Fitness franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Fly Fitness has 4 total units in the United States.
Is Fly Fitness a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Fly Fitness as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 38 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.